--- a/android/src/main/java/app/capgo/capacitor/camera/preview/CameraXView.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/app/capgo/capacitor/camera/preview/CameraXView.java
@@ -389,0 +390,4 @@
+    public Bitmap getPreviewBitmap() {
+        return previewView == null ? null : previewView.getBitmap();
+    }
+
@@ -1095 +1099 @@
-                    .setCaptureMode(ImageCapture.CAPTURE_MODE_MINIMIZE_LATENCY)
+                    .setCaptureMode(ImageCapture.CAPTURE_MODE_MAXIMIZE_QUALITY)
@@ -2054,2 +2058,3 @@
-        // Set rotation from accelerometer for device orientation regardless of lock
-        int rotation = getRotationFromAccelerometer();
+        // Match the visible finder, including rotation lock.
+        int rotation = previewView != null && previewView.getDisplay() != null
+            ? previewView.getDisplay().getRotation() : android.view.Surface.ROTATION_0;
--- a/android/src/main/java/app/capgo/capacitor/camera/preview/CameraPreview.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/app/capgo/capacitor/camera/preview/CameraPreview.java
@@ -521,0 +522,32 @@
+    }
+
+    @PluginMethod
+    public void capturePreview(PluginCall call) {
+        getActivity().runOnUiThread(() -> {
+            try {
+                if (cameraXView == null || !cameraXView.isRunning()) {
+                    call.reject("Camera is not running");
+                    return;
+                }
+                final android.graphics.Bitmap bitmap = cameraXView.getPreviewBitmap();
+                if (bitmap == null) { call.reject("Preview is not ready"); return; }
+                new Thread(() -> {
+                    android.graphics.Bitmap small = null;
+                    try {
+                        float scale = Math.min(1f, 640f / Math.max(bitmap.getWidth(), bitmap.getHeight()));
+                        small = android.graphics.Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmap,
+                            Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.getWidth() * scale)),
+                            Math.max(1, Math.round(bitmap.getHeight() * scale)), true);
+                        java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream();
+                        small.compress(android.graphics.Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 72, bytes);
+                        JSObject result = new JSObject();
+                        result.put("value", android.util.Base64.encodeToString(bytes.toByteArray(), android.util.Base64.NO_WRAP));
+                        call.resolve(result);
+                    } catch (Exception e) { call.reject("Preview snapshot failed", e); }
+                    finally {
+                        if (small != null && small != bitmap) small.recycle();
+                        bitmap.recycle();
+                    }
+                }, "preview-backdrop").start();
+            } catch (Exception e) { call.reject("Preview snapshot failed", e); }
+        });
--- a/ios/Sources/CapgoCameraPreviewPlugin/CameraController.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/CapgoCameraPreviewPlugin/CameraController.swift
@@ -630,0 +631 @@
+        self.photoOutput?.maxPhotoQualityPrioritization = .quality
@@ -1343 +1344 @@
-            let captureOrientation = self.getPhysicalOrientation()
+            let captureOrientation = self.getVideoOrientation() // Match the visible finder, including rotation lock.
--- a/ios/Sources/CapgoCameraPreviewPlugin/Plugin.swift
+++ b/ios/Sources/CapgoCameraPreviewPlugin/Plugin.swift
@@ -45,0 +46 @@
+        CAPPluginMethod(name: "capturePreview", returnType: CAPPluginReturnPromise),
@@ -1533,0 +1535,18 @@
+    @objc func capturePreview(_ call: CAPPluginCall) {
+        self.cameraController.captureSample { image, error in
+            guard let image = image else { call.reject("Preview is not ready"); return }
+            let scale = min(1, 640 / max(image.size.width, image.size.height))
+            let size = CGSize(width: max(1, image.size.width * scale), height: max(1, image.size.height * scale))
+            let format = UIGraphicsImageRendererFormat()
+            format.scale = 1
+            format.opaque = true
+            let preview = UIGraphicsImageRenderer(size: size, format: format).image { _ in
+                image.draw(in: CGRect(origin: .zero, size: size))
+            }
+            guard let data = preview.jpegData(compressionQuality: 0.72) else {
+                call.reject("Preview snapshot failed"); return
+            }
+            call.resolve(["value": data.base64EncodedString()])
+        }
+    }
+